Figurative Language
Poetry Elements
Parts of Speech
Figurative Language Definitions
Rhyme Scheme
100
A group of lines forming a unit (like a paragraph) is called a
What is STANZA
100
The speaker talks to the __________.
What is READER
100
A _________ is a person, place, thing, or idea
What is NOUN
100
Compares two things using "like" or "as".
What is SIMILE
100
Stinky, stinky diaper change

Boy, my brother smells so strange.

It's okay, don't hold your nose

Now he's clean and in fresh clothes.

What is aabb
200
True or False, a "line" of poetry has to be a complete sentence
What is FALSE
200
True or False, internal rhyme occurs within a line of poetry
What is TRUE
200
How many prepositions are in the following sentence? She went over there to the party yesterday.
What is TWO
200
Giving human qualities to non-human things is
What is PERSONIFICATION
200
I have a babysitter here with me

She's on the phone while watching TV.

I thought she was supposed to play with me

Now.... she's hungry.

What is aaaa
300
What is the rhyme scheme of the following poem? Roses are red

Violets are blue

Sugar is sweet 

And so are you

What is ABCB
300
The pattern of the end rhymes, designated by assigning a different letter of the alphabet to each new rhyme is the definition of _____________
What is RHYME SCHEME
300
_____________ answers how? when? where?
What is ADVERB
300
The repetition of beginning letters of words is called
What is ALLITERATION
300
We had some lunch

A while ago

A tiny pizza pie

I need a soda or some juice

'Cause boy, my throat is dry!

What is abcdc
400
________ is descriptive language that appeals to the senses--sight, sound, touch, taste, or smell.
What is IMAGERY
400
How many licks does it take to get to the tootsie roll center of a tootsie roll pop?
What is THE WORLD MAY NEVER KNOW
400
_____________ are describing words such as ugly, fat, hairy, tall
What is ADJECTIVE
400
Compares two things without using "like" or "as".
What is METAPHOR
400
Sock in the gravy

Glove in the soup

Tie in the meatloaf

And here's a scoop

What is abcb
500
When two lines end in the same rhyme, what is that called?
What is A COUPLET
500
True or False, a line may or may not form a complete sentence
What is TRUE
500
He, she, it, we, them are all examples of
What is PRONOUNS
500
Sounds for words is
What is ONOMATOPOEIA
500
A haiku has three lines, with ___ syllables in the first line, _____ in the second, _____ in the third
What is FIVE, SEVEN, FIVE
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